2024 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

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  Total
Respond.^
Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 3,330 122 4.5 3.6- 5.5 3,208 95.5 94.5-96.4
GENDER
Male 1,464 91 7.3 5.8- 9.2 1,373 92.7 90.8-94.2
Female 1,866 31 2.0 1.2- 3.2 1,835 98.0 96.8-98.8
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 2,138 43 2.2 1.6- 3.1 2,095 97.8 96.9-98.4
Non-Hispanic Black 577 39 9.3 6.5-13.0 538 90.7 87.0-93.5
Non-Hispanic Other 151 *** *** *** 144 95.1 88.5-98.0
Hispanic 441 30 7.7 5.2-11.1 411 92.3 88.9-94.8
AGE
18-34 591 37 6.9 4.9- 9.6 554 93.1 90.4-95.1
35-44 515 30 6.8 4.4-10.3 485 93.2 89.7-95.6
45-54 545 27 5.7 3.7- 8.7 518 94.3 91.3-96.3
55-64 581 17 3.5 1.9- 6.6 564 96.5 93.4-98.1
65-74 565 *** *** *** 560 98.9 97.3-99.6
75+ 481 *** *** *** 478 99.6 98.4-99.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 331 22 7.2 4.4-11.4 309 92.8 88.6-95.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 704 34 5.0 3.4- 7.3 670 95.0 92.7-96.6
Some Post-H.S. 906 38 5.2 3.6- 7.5 868 94.8 92.5-96.4
College Graduate 1,380 28 2.4 1.6- 3.7 1,352 97.6 96.3-98.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 1,081 42 4.4 3.1- 6.4 1,039 95.6 93.6-96.9
No 2,212 77 4.3 3.3- 5.6 2,135 95.7 94.4-96.7
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 360 13 4.9 2.6- 8.9 347 95.1 91.1-97.4
Non-Veteran 2,966 109 4.4 3.6- 5.5 2,857 95.6 94.5-96.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,761 93 6.5 5.1- 8.2 1,668 93.5 91.8-94.9
Unemployed 140 11 9.3 4.4-18.7 129 90.7 81.3-95.6
Retired 981 *** *** *** 972 99.2 98.4-99.6
Unable to Work 206 *** *** *** 201 97.6 93.9-99.1
Other not in Labor Force 209 *** *** *** 205 98.6 96.1-99.5
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 104 *** *** *** 100 95.6 88.5-98.4
$15,000- 24,999 211 *** *** *** 202 94.9 89.9-97.5
$25,000- 34,999 253 12 5.0 2.6- 9.2 241 95.0 90.8-97.4
$35,000- 49,999 420 25 7.6 4.7-12.0 395 92.4 88.0-95.3
$50,000-74,999 380 *** *** *** 370 96.3 92.9-98.1
$75,000-100,000 361 *** *** *** 351 96.9 93.7-98.5
$100,000-150,000 358 *** *** *** 350 96.4 92.5-98.4
$150,000+ 404 15 4.9 2.8- 8.5 389 95.1 91.5-97.2
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 839 29 3.8 2.4- 6.0 810 96.2 94.0-97.6
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 66 *** *** *** 65 99.0 93.3-99.9
50% to 100% 206 16 9.2 5.5-15.0 190 90.8 85.0-94.5
101% to 150% 332 16 7.0 3.9-12.4 316 93.0 87.6-96.1
151% to 200% 164 *** *** *** 159 97.1 90.2-99.2
More than 200% 1,702 52 3.9 2.9- 5.3 1,650 96.1 94.7-97.1
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 839 29 3.8 2.4- 6.0 810 96.2 94.0-97.6
HOUSING
Own 2,195 58 3.8 2.8- 5.0 2,137 96.2 95.0-97.2
Rent 889 50 6.1 4.5- 8.1 839 93.9 91.9-95.5
Other arrangement 222 13 6.5 3.7-11.2 209 93.5 88.8-96.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 1,074 48 5.1 3.7- 6.9 1,026 94.9 93.1-96.3
Regional City or Suburban County 973 32 4.3 2.8- 6.4 941 95.7 93.6-97.2
Rural 1,283 42 4.1 2.9- 6.0 1,241 95.9 94.0-97.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 696 30 5.2 3.3- 8.0 666 94.8 92.0-96.7
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 1,106 36 3.7 2.6- 5.3 1,070 96.3 94.7-97.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 1,528 56 4.7 3.5- 6.4 1,472 95.3 93.6-96.5
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 1,168 30 3.3 2.1- 5.2 1,138 96.7 94.8-97.9
2nd Quartile 1,033 44 5.6 4.0- 7.7 989 94.4 92.3-96.0
3rd Quartile 816 33 4.2 2.8- 6.3 783 95.8 93.7-97.2
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 313 15 5.0 2.6- 9.2 298 95.0 90.8-97.4

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2024 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2024 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2024 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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